If I made any more changes they would be:faster rolling / lighter tyresAlfine hub (more efficient, hopefully better shifting under load)different seat post (the 'suspension' in this one is completely rigid... so either a carbon post or a thudbuster)chain case or (not possible) belt drive (to stop my 2yo daughter playing with a greasy chain!)

I absolutely love it. The 105 drivetrain shifts beautifully and I am easily as fast on this as on my slick equipped, upgraded, MTB, even with the offroad tyres! Still have a HA-III Cree SSC P7-C (SXO) 5-Mode 900-Lumen LED Bike Light coming from DX, as well as SportContacts, SKS RaceBladeXL's, a No Tubes tubeless kit, and some nicer pedals coming for it. Should be quite the weapon!

I love the name - "Comooter". But $9000USD is a bit steep, isn't it? I love the comments on the review page, especially this one:

Chris Cowan wrote:Really? $8750 for a commuter bike? I think the target audience for this bike is someone who likes to spread money around on their bed, gets naked and rolls around on it screaming, â€œIâ€™M RICH! HA! HA! HA! Iâ€™M RICH! HA! HA! HA!â€ While they have logs of $100 bills burning in the fire place.

Max

One of the best things about bicycle commuting is that it can mitigate the displeasure of having to go to work. - BikeSnobNYCCycling is sometimes like bobbing for apples in a bucket full of dicks. - SydGuy

Max wrote:I love the name - "Comooter". But $9000USD is a bit steep, isn't it? I love the comments on the review page, especially this one:

Chris Cowan wrote:Really? $8750 for a commuter bike? I think the target audience for this bike is someone who likes to spread money around on their bed, gets naked and rolls around on it screaming, â€œIâ€™M RICH! HA! HA! HA! Iâ€™M RICH! HA! HA! HA!â€ While they have logs of $100 bills burning in the fire place.

Max

Yeah the comments are priceless. But if I'm going to be pedantic here, said rich bloke would have a rickshaw type of bike. Why do the hard work? Hire somebody else to do the riding.

Seriously, I didn't realise Moots were that expensive. The only Moots I've seen IRL looked ordinary.

Mulger bill wrote:I've had a request from Fletcher, the OP of this thread that I rename it to be a gallery of the wonderful scoots that keep us moving to and fro when we aren't playing on our other bikes

I like the idea and have done so. I'd like feedback from my fellow members on whether the thread should be stickied so it can never be forgotten.

Mulger bill wrote:Ahh Crawf, thanks for reminding me with that pic, been meaning to ask...

The inline barrel adjustor on the front brake, how's that working for you?

Shaun

Hi Shaun, it can be very handy for the most minute adjustments, I can simply lean down while riding and wind it in or out for fine tuning. But I find I only do this when initially setting up with new pads or a new cable. Once its all bedded down and alligned, I only ever need to adjust the BB7's by winding the calipers in a click or two.But If you have one it's worth throwing it into the setup.

I found it interesting to read lots of people have a commuter and a non-commuter bike, the commuter bike being a kind of hard duty one and the good one a weekend ride but I was wondering what's wrong with using your 'good bike' to go to work? I do, and although have a crapier roadie and a mtb, I really don't enjoy riding them as much as I enjoy riding my newer addition. I do ride them if it rains or I feel like making an effort that day. I was just curious because people don't usually have two cars, the commuting and the weekend car (unless you're a tradie and you have a van with signs on it). When I got my first road bike I was asked what I wanted it for, I said to commute. As it was my first road bike, it was fair to sell me a cheap bike. But saying that, as I got into it, I wasn't very happy with it either. I still love that bike and use it to remind me how nice my new bike is, but have to say I always wanted more from it. What I mean to say is, if you're going to commute everyday and it's a pretty long way, why not make it the best ride you can have? People drive powerful cars on the motorway and they can't even get to 30km/h most mornings and afternoons (at least on the centenary motorway!) so what's wrong with using the good bike; a nice car costs a looooot more and people don't hesitate taking it to work. Just curious.

baarg wrote:I found it interesting to read lots of people have a commuter and a non-commuter bike, the commuter bike being a kind of hard duty one and the good one a weekend ride but I was wondering what's wrong with using your 'good bike' to go to work? I do, and although have a crapier roadie and a mtb, I really don't enjoy riding them as much as I enjoy riding my newer addition. I do ride them if it rains or I feel like making an effort that day. I was just curious because people don't usually have two cars, the commuting and the weekend car (unless you're a tradie and you have a van with signs on it). When I got my first road bike I was asked what I wanted it for, I said to commute. As it was my first road bike, it was fair to sell me a cheap bike. But saying that, as I got into it, I wasn't very happy with it either. I still love that bike and use it to remind me how nice my new bike is, but have to say I always wanted more from it. What I mean to say is, if you're going to commute everyday and it's a pretty long way, why not make it the best ride you can have? People drive powerful cars on the motorway and they can't even get to 30km/h most mornings and afternoons (at least on the centenary motorway!) so what's wrong with using the good bike; a nice car costs a looooot more and people don't hesitate taking it to work. Just curious.

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